We managed to pull it off.
Ja. All thanks to you.
That's my future husband for you!
He only did what was expected.
Where do you think you're going?
None of this is over yet.
You bastard!
A Blaze is at once your weapon and your greatest weakness.
Lilith! Tora!
Even an Exception like her
will soon crack...
Just as I thought: Exceeds are no match at all...
...not for this Destruction!
"# 12 Absolute Duo"
Julie!
It's just a scratch!
Tor!
Do you think you can win with her holding you back?
Julie's my Duo!
I just don't understand.
Why do you need another person's presence to make you stronger?
Going to spout some nonsense about your resolve being your strength?
No wonder you're so fragile and weak!
Now you'll see how powerless you really are!
Did you forget about this?
Koryo Academy... what a wonderful place.
You learn together, compete together, laugh together...
The ideal place to spend your brightest years.
So very, very wonderful. It makes me sick.
Stop!
Why go to such lengths? Do you really have nothing?
No one to keep safe? No wanting to keep someone safe?
That doesn't matter in the slightest.
Power--power is everything to me!
No!
Not so fast, you little shit!
I've got this--you go smash him to pieces!
Tsukimi!
What's a girl gotta do to get a little shuteye, anyway?
I should never have become a teacher.
Oh, well.
What futility.
And you think that'll help somehow?
Nej. But we've made a blind spot.
Ah, too bad.
From this close, I won't miss.
Your injuries okay?
Ja. No problem at all.
Let's see if I can make you behave.
Julie!
Tor?
Tor!
See? You really did protect her.
Now die an awkward death in front of your friend...
...so it can eat away at her soul forevermore.
Tor?
Tor...
Tor! Tor?
--Your precious Duo is calling! Come on: stand up.
--Tor! Tor! Tor! --Your precious Duo is calling! Come on: stand up.
--Tor! --Take out your Blaze!
You'll protect her, right? Tor Kokonoe!
You won't get away with this...
Never...
Never, ever...
You'll never get away with this!
There it is: the dark power that once wounded me.
This... this power!
Mighty enough to surpass this Destruction...
I... I refuse to accept it!
This is it!
Julie...
No--Julie--
Don't...
Julie... you can't!
Tor... Kokonoe...
Head off Julie's fang!
Aegis Desire!
Julie, I know where you're coming from.
Someone important to you was killed, and you seek power to avenge him.
You're an Avenger, same as me...
But every time I get power, I lose track...
Power... revenge... is that what's right?
How is this power any different from his?
Julie... it's all thanks to you.
The time we've spent together has made me realize:
I wanted to protect.
That's why my soul, my Blaze... isn't a weapon, but a shield.
That's what my power is meant for!
And that's why, Julie...
I'm going to protect you!
Julie... that's enough.
I'm not dead. I'm alive.
Please... come back to me, Julie!
T... Tor?
That's right.
Tor... Tor, I... I--
I told you I'd always keep you safe.
Your big brother will always keep you safe.
The power of your resolve...
There's no such thing!
Enough. It'd be pointless to keep going.
Yes... everything is pointless once you've lost.
And that's why I'll kill you both!
Because power is all I have left!
Then I'll protect her to the very end!
Julie?
And I'll protect you...
...because I'm your Duo.
That's right.
Aegis Desire!
Die, Tor Kokonoe... Julie Sigtuna!
It's over!
Why... how?!
What I give Julie...
...and what I give Tor...
We lived in a closed-up past
...is protection!
With an ever-distant future and time unmoving
Finding in our battle now what we were searching for
The power to believe in each other, beyond even destiny
Ridiculous... This power--where...
We'll get stronger, you and me: a pair to the end
Alone, I can't defeat you.
This light reflects a bond even deeper than our wounds
But I have Julie:
I want to protect you... and so my soul runs out to you now
a friend to whom I'm bound!
That's a Duo.
Never... I'll never admit defeat!
Just hand it over to me (all of it)--even your pain
We're together (together) that's why (that's why) we can make it our strength
Julie!
Tor...
My soul and yours...
I'll be your shield, and yours alone
Yeah!
My back to yours, I believe in miracles (in meetings)
No one can intrude on that (can't stop it)
Looking down on our limits from far above: Absolute Soul
B-Brother...
I'm so sorry!
I brought this on you all. I'm so, so sorry!
Hey, we can get stronger, right?
Of course. Because I've got Miyabi.
Oh... yeah! And I have Tomoe!
Miyabi, Tachibana, Tora, Tatsu. Let's keep up our friendship!
You damn pests! Quit following me!
Wait up! Dark Professor Bunbun!
--Dammit! Leave me alone already!
--What's up with them? --Dammit! Leave me alone already!
She was the one defending the dorms.
Huh! Okay...
"No Visitors Allowed"
Here you go, Tor. To celebrate your getting out of hospital.
What is it?
Materials on Kevin Wayfair... the young man known as "K."
He had an older brother with whom he was quite close.
But K lost him suddenly.
His family fell apart, and he wound up in the shadows...
...sold off into that old man's organization.
"Kevin Wayfair" "DOB 8-3-1996" "Nationality: USA" "Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA"
He lost his family, had his name stolen,
and was raised as a soldier seeking only power--and results.
That's the long and short of K.
Why would you give me this?
I thought you'd be curious.
Thank you, Lilith.
It's the least I can do for my future spouse.
Oh, and the other thing you must be worried about:
I hear she left hospital today.
Really?!
I can't say I like that reaction of yours.
All right. I know you haven't seen her all this time.
I suppose I'll allow it for today. Go on then, Tor.
Thanks, Lilith!
You're being kind to Tor, letting him see K's file like that.
I'd like his soul to develop even further.
Perhaps his erstwhile enemy's feelings will help fuel that.
You certainly haven't changed.
No. All for the path I take to reach Absolute Duo.
Can you see Gimle?
Nej. Unfortunately.
Tor...
I'm not an Exceed.
The day Papa was killed... I prayed for strength, begged for it.
And then...
I found myself fangs. For revenge.
I have awakened the power within me. An El Awake: that's what I am.
An El Awake...?
People have power hidden away in the depths of their souls.
Those whose power awakens to make weapons of their souls...
...those are El Awakes.
But that's just like an Exceed!
I've heard that Exceeds are El Awakes
who've had their soul-power artificially awakened.
I couldn't control my power. And the Dorn Agency rescued me.
Is that what happened?
I lied. I was afraid.
Afraid you'd find out I wasn't an Exceed...
...that I'm not the same as you.
Afraid that once you knew everything, you'd drift away.
More than anything, afraid that my power would hurt you... or kill you.
Julie...
But... but...
I still want to be with you. I want to be your Duo!
I need to apologize to you, too, Julie.
The first time I saw your true power, I thought,
"I can never let her use that again."
That a power capable of hurting you was absolutely out of the question.
But I went and let you use it again. I hurt you... again.
No!
It's all right. I'll get stronger. Strong enough to really protect you.
So, Julie...
I want you to keep being my Duo.
Blaze!
So bound, we two shall remain together always
to the best of our ability.
In joy, in sorrow, in health--
until death do us part.
The wind stops, having touched your back
As you walked all alone
The sound of bells echoes beside you
Loneliness melts away in time
Wishes to the skies, oaths to eternity: my soul
Though caught in the driving rain, we are two: Just believe, believe, believe
Even the faintest voice will reach you-- that alone is enough
For even trembling hands to hold a shining hope
Courage spread wide, we breathe together and grab the sky
In my world, you're here